Julio Cesar Chavez Sr: Canelo Alvarez is Underestimating My Son!

By Miguel Rivera

Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. believes his son is being underestimated and overlooked by upcoming opponent Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Julio's son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will face Canelo on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The fight will take place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds. Canelo moves up from the junior middleweight division of 154, while Chavez Jr. is coming down from 168.

Chavez Jr. is training hard for the fight. Last week he reported that his weight was already down to 180 with several months to go before the pay-per-view contest takes place. He is preparing himself with strength and conditioning coach Angel "Memo" Heredia and also hired Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Bersitain.

The younger Chavez is known for blowing up in weight, mishandling his training camps, and being unable to stay focused on the important tasks at hand.

Chavez Sr. promises that his son's bad habits are a thing of the past.

"I think Canelo has underestimated Julio and continues to underestimate him because he thinks Julio has been very undisciplined, that he does not prepare himself well, that he has a lot of weight problems, but this fight is the fight of Julio's life," Chavez Sr. told Box Azteca.

"We are seeing all the qualities of Canelo. If everyone thinks that Julio is a pigeon, they are going to [eat their words].  Julio is aware that it's a great opportunity to get this fight, he knows it's a difficult, tough fight  - but he knows that Canelo has never fought with a fighter like him and he knows that if he's well prepared he can beat anyone."